Datadog Logs Not Showing in Log Explorer

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Compare Live Tail with Explorer

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   1. Open Logs > Live Tail
   2. If logs appear there but not in Explorer, check indexes and role access
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Check daily quota

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   1. Logs > Configuration > Indexes
   2. In Event Explorer search datadog_index:<index_name> for quota events
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Fix the timestamp

   1. Open the pipeline and set the Log Date Remapper to the correct attribute
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. 4. Check role restrictions

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   1. Organization Settings > Roles
   2. Review log restriction queries on your role
   Did this fix it? Yes No

5. 5. Check the Lambda forwarder

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   1. Confirm CloudWatch/S3 triggers exist and are enabled
   2. Verify the integration role permissions
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

Logs visible in Live Tail but not Log Explorer, or gaps for part of a day.

Why it happens

• Role restriction query hides logs
• Index daily quota reached
• Wrong timestamp parsing
• Logs over 1MB truncated
• Forwarder trigger disabled

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